Word: hankses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"I'm not here so much to enjoy the honors of the Pudding Pot as to exorcise the ghost of Sherman McCoy [the character Hanks portrayed in "Bonfire of the Vanities"] who attended Yale. In fact, I'm trying to visit all the Ivy League schools to pay homage somehow...
Hanks said that he looked forward to truly feeling like the Man of the Year, and sharing the experiences of previous winners Kevin Costner and Steven Spielberg.
"I understood that it would be nice for a bunch of young people in tuxedos to throw up in front of me," said Hanks.
When asked the notorious question of artist as citizen, Hanks responded: "I think actors are citizens in most countries of the world."
Hanks freely distributed his opinion of theshow and advice to its cast.